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Week 09 · Copy Nature

Tuesday

Copy a shell
// Solve problems like plants and animals do
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Copy a shell

Rocket wobbles on his bike and bumps his knee.

Raven remembers the box turtle.

Nova asks, "What keeps a turtle safe?"

Hard outside, safe inside

A turtle shell is hard on the outside.

It keeps the soft turtle safe inside.

People can copy that idea.

A bike helmet is hard on the outside.

Some knee pads have a hard cover too.

They help keep riders safe, like a shell.

COPY THE SHELL
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which animal part is like a bike helmet?
Why is a helmet hard on the outside?
SentenceTrue or false?
A turtle shell is hard on the outside.?
A helmet can protect like a shell.?
A soft sock protects like a shell.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPeople copy shells to make things that protect.
For a grown-up
Look at a helmet or knee pads together.
Ask: how is this like a turtle shell?
SHELL IDEAS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What is inside a turtle shell?
Which gear has a hard cover like a shell?
Why did Rocket need protection?
Who remembered the box turtle?
SentenceTrue or false?
Helmets help keep riders safe.?
A turtle shell is soft outside.?
People copy shells to protect bodies.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA shell idea helps make safety gear.
Draw a helmet next to a turtle shell.

Word Spot: round, some

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Round: R-O-U-N-D.

Some: S-O-M-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
A ball is ___.
___ birds sing in the morning.

You copied nature to stay safe!

Tomorrow you will build a tower with roots.

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